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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Battery Technology

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  • Rechargeable lithium metal batteries are of high interest.
  • Anode microstructure's impact on battery performance is often overlooked.
  • Lithium's properties complicate standard characterization methods (SEM, EBSD).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of anode microstructure on lithium metal battery performance.
  • To characterize morphology and microstructure of lithium films.
  • To correlate microstructure with electrochemical performance.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), and X-ray diffraction (XRD).
  • Assessed thermally evaporated and commercial lithium films.
  • Conducted electrochemical measurements for lithium electroplating/stripping.

Main Results:

  • Evaporated lithium's texture weakly depends on substrate; grain size/structure depend on film thickness.
  • Commercial lithium films show significant microstructural variations.
  • Thicker, coarse-grained lithium films enhanced cycling stability under low stack pressure (<1 MPa).
  • Interfacial contact loss was the primary failure mode.

Conclusions:

  • Anode microstructure significantly impacts lithium electroplating/stripping.
  • Controlling anode microstructure is essential for next-generation lithium metal batteries.
  • Further research needed to establish direct microstructure-performance correlations for commercial lithium sources.